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Croupe

noun
1.
The part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks.  Synonyms: croup, hindquarters, rump.






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"Croupe" Quotes from Famous Books



... right in the latter part of this prediction, the landlord was certainly right in the former. For at this moment the postillion had succeeded in putting his foot into the stirrup, but in throwing his leg over the horse's croupe, he grazed his flank sharply with the spur—and, from the instantaneous rearing and plunging of the horse, was pretty nearly flung under his feet. Drunk as the lad was, however, he had a sort of instinct for maintaining or recovering any hold once gained that soon enabled him to ...
— Walladmor: - And Now Freely Translated from the German into English. - In Two Volumes. Vol. I. • Thomas De Quincey



Words linked to "Croupe" :   body part, haunch, quadruped, bird



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